Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 27, Number 48, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 29 May 1897 — Page 2

WOMEN AND CLOTHES

FASHION AND TASTE FROM A MAN'S STANDPOINT.

Janiofl Henri Browne Shows That Woman HM Been Absorbed In Her Attire For Unknown Age*—UH She Good Tastef

Fashion Iler Idol.

[Copyright. 1SS7. by American Press Aasociation.]

NE might think the way man worries about worn an's clothes that be is obliged to wear them. He may think it

quite enough to be obliged to buy them. But thifl is not always true in these days, as we all know. Many a woman now, especially since the new woman has arrived, buys her own clothes and thinks she likes it vastly better. It gives her the joy of independence. But whether she buys them or not he will worry and scold and preach about them exactly the same to the end of time.

One thing may be questioned—if man has any idea how many ages woman's clothes have been under discussion. He may supposo for a few hundred years at most. Aristophanes satirized the fashions of the Athenian women in one of his best known comedies more than 400 years before the Christian era. And doubtless scores and scores of other men mado merry over women's garments and their prevailing style anterior to him. Have their jokes and gibes done any good? Wero they ever intended to? What are laughing and jeering at the manner of woman's dress but man's way of getting fun out of the subject, though often ut the expense of fitness and delicacy? The sexes are so nearly froe and equal, in this country at least, that they do not need to overlook one another's slight peculiarities or any of their extravagances. Both have them in abundance each can give and take.

The feminino toilet, however, is, I imagine, often unintelligible as a mere matter of fact to one sex not less than to the other. Women generally adore the very idea of raimont It appeals to them abstractly in tho most delightful, intoxicating sense. They may not know, many of them cannot know, what is be coining to them, what in the least suits them, but most of them are more or less mad for robes, garniture, ornaments— not of any particular kind, mayhap, but of somo kind, of any kind rather than notio. To 1)0 without embellishment in what they fancy to bo proper and best for them is far worse than to be extinct, than never to have been born at all.

Every feminine creature, savago or civilized, repellant or fascinating, deformed or symmetrical, hungers to be tricked out and paraded as lovely and lovable. If not attractive by nature, she must be made attractive by art, and art is wholly under the domination, as sho holds, of select attire. This article of faith is not. to be eliminated from any woman's soul. The plainer she is tho more she puts on, the more conspicuous she makes herself. The imperfections of person and manner that might escape detection in simple, modest garb she blazons into prominence. Is it not remarked everywhere that the ugliest women emphasize their ugliness by elaborate overdressing?

We are forever hearing of woman's intuition, and wo aro willing to concede that she has a good deal—20 times at least what man has. Since she has it, it is vi ry strange that taste is not more than any other one thing intuitive. But is it? Who owns the hardihood to declare as much when he sees the shoals and shoals of badly accoutered women in every leading city in the republic? It is far worse in tho old world, Paris excepted of course.

Even in New York, where style is thought specially to prevail, how many dowdies one meets on a pleasant promenade. There may be few of them compared with other cities, but still there are more than enough. The well dressed woman is the exception even there, and among women whose incomes are practically without limit Simplicity, fitness, taste, harmony, are constantly neglected for effect, elaboration, expense, novelty. She who wishes to be observed, to draw admirers by her raiment, by her thvoratiou, fails to understand the highest art of dress.

To be strictly just to woman, her taste may not lie so much to blame her enslavement to fnshiou. She would not hesitate to sacrifice ta«te ou the altar of fashion, and Aicrifice it without the slightest compunction. Does she really sacrifice it, or does she consider fashion soporior to taste? She does not say so, but she certainly acts as if such were her conviction. Nothing wijl prevent the average woman from following fashion under any circumstances. She takes it for granted primarily—she must—that whatever fashionable is tasteful. She houestly believes that she must not be out-of fashion that it is her solemn duty to reflect it, whatever else she may or may not da

The greatest objection to fashion merely as fashion is that it makes no discrimination, that it ignores individnalism. It prepares nuxles for the most different sorts of people, fear blonds and brunettes, for the tall and the short, for the pale aud the florid, for the stout and the thin It discredits the bulk of them recklessly, renders them ridiculous. Nevertheless three women cling with unrelaxable tenacity to their idol, fashion, wbone wosship is secured through the mastery and mystery of olothea. JUNIUS HKNEI BROWS*.

'MY WIFE LUCY."

Instated Should B«

A Bargain That She Lived Up To. Tears ago, when the western part of New York state was a new country, a young man brought bis bride to the humble cabin home be had prepared for her. The bride was young, tall, straight and muscular, with a fine head, bright eyes and red cheeks. Physically and mentally she was strong. She had been "raised" by a thrifty mother and taught to work in a sensible way. She had brought to her husband a "good settin out." Her own clothing and household linen she had spun, woven and made herself, and there was a goodly amount of it. Her parents had given her a huge feather bed and pillows, a bedstead, three chairs, a table, dishes and hollow ware. So when John had finished his house, bought a horse, cow, pigs and chickens, they felt quite "forehanded" and were ready to marry.

When John Chalmers asked her to be his wife, she had answered him in this way: "We'll make a bargain first. If I marry you, I'll do the cooking, washing, scrubbing, milking, churning, spinning, sewing, knitting, feeding the chickens and keeping the house clean. Yon'll bring in wood and water, make the fire in the morning and do the rest of the work. Is it a bargain?" "Yes, Lucy, it's a bargain." "Then I'll marry you but, John Chalmers, remember a bargain's a bargain, and don't you never depend on me to do your work, nor think of it for you either, for I won't."

Two weeks after their marriage he said to her one morning: "Lucy, I'm going to bring Mr. Williams home to dinner. He's going to be a great man some day, and he's worth having for a friend. Have a tiptop dinner. Good by, dear." He gave her a hearty kiss, and without waiting for an answer he mounted his horse and rode quickly away for the town. At noon be returned with bis friend. Before they reached the cabin he heard Lucy's voice singing merrily, and he caught eight of the back of a short gown and petticoat surmounted by a capacious splint sun bonnet.

Seemingly she did not hear them, and John was about to call her when it suddenly came to his mind that he had brought in neither wood nor water that morning. He had been forewarned, but he had not profited thereby. Now he must meet the consequences and settle bis own shortcomings with his guest He need expect no help from that independent young woman. His heart was heavy and his stomach light as they approached the cabin. He missed the ap petizing odors that were wont to greet him, such as proceed from hot corn cakes, fried bacon and eggs. The sweet smell of baking potatoes and bread did not greet, him at the threshold as they entered.

The teakettle hung from one hook on the crane, but it was not singing. An iron kettle was suspended from another hook. Two long handled frying pans had corn cakes aud thin slices of bacon nicely arranged in them. Potatoes were washed ready for roasting. Two loaves of bread were in the oven and a pie was waiting for the fire. The room was faultlessly neat. Her work was done.

John scratched his head thoughtfully. Then he burst into a laugh that shook the cabin aud echoed and re-echoed through the woods. Mr. Williams joined, forgetting for tho timo that he was very hungry and had been invited to a dinner which for lack of wood aud water was not in a tempting condition, although perfect of its kind.

Turning to Mr. Williams, John said: "My wife Lucy is a smart woman, but she hasn't got a smart husband. Please sit down, Mr. Williams, and excuse me for awhile." He went out, but soon returned with wood and water. After starting tho fires and filling tho teakettle ho sat down beside his friend and told him about the contract which he had entered into before his marriage. "Some women would have brought wood and water when company was expected, but not my wife Lucy. She's a woman to be proud of, she is."

As he said this Lucy appeared in tlJb doorway she gave their guest a hearty handshake aud welcome. Then without apology she attended to finishing the work so well begun, and later the hungry trio did full justice to a delicious meal. When they had finished, she said to Mr. Williams: "Don't you think a bargain's a bar gain and ought to be stuck to whether it's made with a man or with a woman?"

And Mr. Williams answered with sincerity: "I do." A DA V. S LATKR.

Too Bad.

Of course they were both dear friends of the girl under discussion. Feminine critics are always dear friends of the ones they criticise. "She has such a lovely disposition," said the first dear friend. "And she is such a brilliant talker," said the second dear friend. 'She is getting a little old," said the first dear friend, "but I see no reason why she shouldn't get married, provided"— "Yes?" said the second dear friend inquiringly. —"provided," continued the first dear fricud, with an air of deep concern, "she ever meets a blind man." "Yes. Isn't it too bad?" returned the second dear friend.—Chicago Post.

Lookinf Vpward.

One who accustoms himself to think of pure and holy things, who sets his affections on things above and strives to reach whatever things are lovely, will grow upward toward the things be loves and thinks upon. But one who lets his mind turn habitually to debasing things, things unholy, unclean, sensual, will find bis whole soul bending downward and growing

toward

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earth.—

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[Special Correspondence.]

NEW YORK, May 24.—Children one mission in life which I think, most important one, and that is be: beautiful. There never was a baby*$ fair health that was not beautiful—it some eyes if not all. The tender little arms and hands, the dimpled and rosy toes and the plump cheeks, and even the bald head, are all so flowerlike and frail and so waxy and transparent that—oh, well, what is the use of going over it all again? Babies are beautiful, and no-

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body can deny it, and it is a good thing they are, for beauty so fresh and frail is captivating, and that is why parents are so fond and foolish. Nights of weary pedestrian pilgrimages are as nothing to the doting fathers and are a positive pleasure to mothers. So, then, let us give our attention to garments calculated to add new graces to the little ones, or at least make adiinty frame for such a picture.

For that purpose one of the prettiest things I ever saw was a little frock made of white serge, with an embroidery and applique trimming of russian green cloth. This cloth was perforated in a fanciful design and all the eidges buttonholed to the serge. The pattern was more open toward the' top. The frock came just to the knees and fell in a scantily gathered smock from the yoke. This was made square in the neel and straight like ribbon border. The sleeves reached but to the elbow, leaving the dimples visible. Down each sleeve and down the front of the waist part there were more of the applications of the green cloth. A rich green cord with two large pompons was tied around the waist. This picturesque little garment was called "the romanoff." Any boy of 4 or 5 would look like a very little prince of the blood of the royal house of Russia in such a frock.

At this same place, which is a palace of delights devoted entirely to children's needs and pleasures, there was a very dainty frock for a little miss of 10. There was a round yoke with a high collar made of cardinal velvet All around it were rosettes mado of cardinal satin ribbon. There was a full plaited blouse waist of the dress material which was white india silk. The tight sleeves wero puffed at the top and were finished off with rosettes at the wrists. The skirt was laid in four narrow tucks and a hem, and there was a sash with long loops and ends of cardinal velvet ribbon. A large panama straw hat was worn with this.

Since silk is manufactured now from wood pulp the cost has come down rapidly and we may all gratify our love for fine textures. The new silk is fully as pretty and, in fact, it is prettier, being more lustrous than the old. It is printed in large and small designs and it is made plain with the taffeta finish. It is also checked and brocaded. In short, whatever can be done with silkworm silk is done with the artificial silk and it is susceptible of all the varied uses of the original. The only thing is that it is not so strong. 1 think it better to have the silk cheaper and not wear so long.

SILK TRAVELING WRAP AND SILK WALKING SUIT. Fashions change and nothing goes so hopelessly out of style as a silk when it is no longer "in." Woolen goods can be combined or dyed or something can be devised to make tbem wearable even after they are thoroughly out of style, but dyed silk is an abomination before the eyes of women. It always shines and is always soft and flabby, no matter how rich the silk originally was.

Of the new wood silk I saw a very handsome traveling mantle. It was really pretty enough to have been called a gown, if one wanted to wear it as such. It was of a very dark gray taffeta and was shirred in the back aud folded the rest of the way around, the front bulging loosely from the yoke. Plaited silk trimmed it It entirely covered \he gown. There was a liJi*c and green hairline stripe of the wood silk for a young lady. The skirt was trimmed by lines of the narrowest soutache. The waist was plaited and shirred and bad wide re vers, extending down the front fat tabs held by fine smoke pearl buttons.

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IL, MAY 29, 1897.

EATHER.

Man Fits Himself to idore It. Correspondence.] 25.—Every sane perow exasperatingly inade11 the ordinary devices reer the pressure of immedifor mitigating the misermely hot weather. Light S but slight relief, fans are a of the flesh, cold drinks a desnare. Worst of all, anything ds temporary solace seems cerproduce evil reactions, colds, troubles, prickly beat or a own taste in the morning. Yet few weeks fron\ now the, season

df thermal affliction will be upon us and we will all be tempted to do those things we ought not to do, having left undone the things we should have done, ancl there will be no comfort or coolness in us. Probably no country affected iby the celestial blast furnace offers worse conditions for its inhabitants to develop wisdom by experience in endurance of hot weather than our western, eastern and middle states. Violent hot spells are sandwiched in between delightfully cool, or at least moderate and endurable, periods. And we have so much else to think about and bother us that each torrid streak comes as a sort of surprise which we greet with heated remarks, endure as we best can and look upon as a necessary temporary ill that will only continue a few days. But if we could contemplate a certainly long season of continuous torridity, as people in the tropics do, we would naturally study how best to meet its aggravations.

A preventive measure good for adoption in spring is the use of cream of tartar. Put a pound of it into a big bottle or jar, fill up with water and drink freely. It does not make any odds how muoh of the tartar is in the bottle. The water will only hold a proper quantity in solution and will be no stronger from ten pounds used than from one. As it dissolves the tartar, put in more and drink habitually, whenever thirsty. Do not sweeten it Few persons will find the acid taste unpleasant, and even those who do will soon learn to like it. The person who does this will be free from prickly heat and hives, no matter how hot the weather may be will not be at all liable to have pustules or boils, unless the blood is in an excessively impure condition, and will feel the heat less than those who do not ^dopt this precaution.

Be slow in changing from heavy to light underclothing, retaining light woolens as long as possibly endurable. And don't wear a light straw hat just so soon as the hatter gets it ready for you, or, for the matter of that, don't wear it at all. It feels nice, light and cool, looks pretty, too, but the wisdom of experience in hot countries is against it. The Hindoos and sons of the desert bundle up their heads in big turbans to shield them from such heat as we are rarely, if ever, compelled to endure. The Persians wear heavy felt hats. In South America grass hats often replace felt, but aro woven so tightly that they will hold water aud are practically as unventilated as tin pots. Vaqueros and cowboys in Mexico and Texas wear thick sombreros all day long on the shadeless plains and under the burning sun. Ten men wearing straw hats will suffer from "sunstroke" where one does whose head is proteoted by a felt cover ing.

When, then, the excessively hot days come, as they surely will, the prudent man who has, by the precautions already suggested, made himself fit to meet them may yet more promote his comfort by a little added care. The first prudential control must be exercised on the mind, and this is really of importance. It is quite practicable to minimize the consciousness of heat by restraining the mind from dwelling upon it You cannot stop fatuous persons saying to you that the day is hot, and the more self evident that fact may be the surer they are to mention it but you can refrain from responsive discussion of the subject and from letting yourself tbink abcut it. Stop looking at thermometers, cease reading the daily reports of "deaths from the beat," no matter what "scare heads" the newspapers put over them to compel your attention. Assume that it is a matter of entire indifference to you whether "the record is broken" or not, and that yoa don't care a pepper whether Palatka is 4 degrees hotter or Duluth 8 degrees cooler than New York. Simply ignore the weather and you will be surprised to find in a short time how it will lose its power to annoy you. And keep calm don't get angry or make love until autumn, anyway.

Rise before dawn if possible. Breathe at sunrise slowly long drafts of the cool morning air, not in your room, but out of doors. Do that 15 minutes each morning and avoid breathing rapidly, for that will heat you. After the sun is well up take no more very full breaths during the day and no quick short ones. Breathing as little and easily as may be compatible with comfort should be the rule until another sunrise.

Drink, as little as possible, hot beverages preferably to cold, and eschew alcohol even in its lightest forms. Even champagne frappe is but an illusory joy of the moment, and the last state of bim who indulgeth in it is likely to be worse than his first Hot water, as hot as it can be swallowed in sips, will be found to have a better bracing effect than any alcoholic drinks. Hot tea is also excellent—if the tea is good—and will please the palates of most persons better. J. EL CONNELLY.

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